this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
173 points (97.8% liked)

Steam Hardware

21706 readers
864 users here now

A place to discuss and support all Steam Hardware, including Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and SteamOS in general.

As Lemmy doesn't have flairs yet, you can use these prefixes to indicate what type of post you have made, eg:
[Flair] My post title

The following is a list of suggested flairs:
[Deck] - Steam Deck related.
[Machine] - Steam Machine related.
[Frame] - Steam Frame related.
[Discussion] - General discussion.
[Help] - A request for help or support.
[News] - News about the deck.
[PSA] - Sharing important information.
[Game] - News / info about a game on the deck.
[Update] - An update to a previous post.
[Meta] - Discussion about this community.

If your post is only relevant to one hardware device (Deck/Machine/Frame/etc) please specify which one as part of the title or by using a device flair.

These are not enforced, but they are encouraged.

Rules:

Link to our Matrix Space

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5056325

Both the Steam Deck and official Dock are on sale to celebrate Valve's 20th anniversary.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Easily one of the best entertainment purchases I have made in recent memory. Such a great and versatile handheld.

[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

True that.

I just bought it recently and love it very much. Finally a handheld that gives me access to most of my gaming libraries while on the go.

Also nice to see Linux getting a boost from this.

[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you know if it can connect to a keyboard and mouse for certain games?

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, 100%. It only has one USB-C port, so you can only use one plugged in without a dock, but it has bluetooth, so you can use a keyboard and mouse that way, too.

[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So a wireless Bluetooth keyboard+mouse setup would be the way to go for playing with the dock? This wouldn't be a huge part of my gaming, but there are certain games I'd probably prefer it for, so I just wanted to know it's possible.

Any suggestions on a good controller for when it's on the dock? I'm convinced I'll be buying one with this sale.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

8bitdo makes some of the best controllers out there, or you can go with an Xbox controller, though they are much more expensive.

As far as mouse and keyboard, yeah, if you need to play with them, that will be totally possible and comparable to a desktop set up. However, the track pads on the steamdeck may be more convenient for you.

[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would a ps5 controller work? Only asking cuz I already have a ps5.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Wonderful news! Guess I'm buying a steam deck 👍